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A story between silhouettes and steam: Jasper Morello

A strange and daunting disease lurks in the shadows and confusion to citizens of the steamy city of Gothia. In the chaos the troubled air navigator Jasper Morello, decides to embark on an expedition that will attempt to draw an alternative travel route, despite the guilt that haunts him and says as primarily responsible for the death of a crewman on a previous trip. Must then venture among the misty landscapes that are lost in the horizon, regain confidence and exorcise his demons, the couple trying to find a cure for the disease grotesque, thanks to the presence on the eccentric Claude Belgon biologist.

With this premise starts the short film The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello ( The mysterious geographic explorations of Jasper Morello ), nominated for Oscars in the category of Best Animated Short in 2005. Directed by Anthony Australians Lucas, the film is notable mainly for its distinctive animation style, mixing typical silhouettes of shadow theater with three-dimensional effects are more typical of modern animation, resulting in a hybrid rarely seen.

The story takes place during an unknown period * in which humanity has developed the motor skills to the absolute limits of steam, making a clear aesthetic Steampunk (subgenre of science fiction that is the recreation of a world, usually set in Victorian England, which relies completely with the steam technology).

Making a deeper analysis of the film can feel reminiscent of the famous writer and master of horror, Edgar Allan Poe and his Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym , which also revolves around a crew surrendered to mercy, in this case, a sea ruthless. The essence of the work is shaped in large part because of parallels with it, and by the dark atmosphere that surrounds the story. In general one could say that is a story of a journey in the style of Jules Verne, which ends deep into the darkness of Poe's macabre.

Finally, just add that the film is the beginning of a series of four episodes not yet released, at least as far as I know. I failed to find much information about the remaining chapters, so I have not clear whether their production was canceled or not (although I would say that the project goes ahead). If someone calls attention to the type of animation you may want to seek employee The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926) of Germany's Lotte Reineger, the animated feature oldest preserved, encouraged also by silhouettes.

Nothing more, enjoy the movie.

http://www.jaspermorello.com/gazette/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vORsKyopHyM (full version without subtitles)
http://www. imdb.com/title/tt0469146 /

* According to the official web site exposed above the year would be around 1276.